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   Mar 27, 2003 · This book presents a systematic account of the role of the personal spiritual ideal of wu-wei--literally "no doing," but better rendered as "effortless action"--in early Chinese thought. Edward Slingerland's analysis shows that wu-wei represents the most general of a set of conceptual metaphors having to do with a state of effortless ease and unself-consciousness.

   • Author: Edward Slingerland

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   This book presents a systematic account of the role of the personal spiritual ideal of wu-wei-literally "no doing," but better rendered as "effortless action"-in early Chinese thought. Edward Slingerland's analysis shows that wu-wei represents the most general of a set of conceptual metaphors having to do with a state of effortless ease and unself-consciousness. This concept of effortlessness ...

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4. www.researchgate.net › publication › 236727473Effortless Action: Wu-wei as Conceptual Metaphor and ...

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   Jan 1, 2003 · 8) Slingerland argues that the spiritual ideal of wu-wei, examined through the lens of metaphor theory, importantly serves as a way to explore further a problem that has manifested itself both in ...

5. www.researchgate.net › publication › 249259531(PDF) Effortless Action: The Chinese Spiritual Ideal of Wu-wei

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   Effortles s Actions The Chinese. Spiritua l Ideal of Wui-wei. Edwar d Slingerland. Student s of Chinese philosophy have usually seen their subjects as a. successio n of people who lived, acted ...

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   Oct 11, 2020 · The aim of this essay is to show, firstly, how Tao is expressed as a. positive exposition of actual ity and secondly, the peace that the non-attachment of the T aoist. concept wu-wei can bring ...

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7. cjfraser.net › 2010 › 06Version of 22 July 2005 Philosophy East and West 57:1 (2007)

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   the state denoted by wu-wei, the agent is not actually inactive, doing nothing at all (11). This gap between literal meaning and actual reference indicates that the term ‘wu-wei’ functions metaphorically, referring to “a metaphorically conceived situation” in which action occurs even though the agent exerts no effort (11).

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   • One of Taoism’s most important concepts is wu wei, which is sometimes translated as “non-doing” or “non-action.” A better way to think of it, however, is as a paradoxical “Action of non-action.”

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   Is effortlessness a common ideal for Daoist and Confucian thinkers?

   • This concept of effortlessness, he contends, serves as a common ideal for both Daoist and Confucian thinkers. He also argues that this concept contains within itself a conceptual tension that motivates the development of early Chinese thought: the so-called "paradox of wu-wei," or the question of how one can consciously "try not to try."

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   Can conceptual metaphor be applied to early Chinese thought?

   • Methodologically, this book represents a preliminary attempt to apply the contemporary theory of conceptual metaphor to the study of early Chinese thought. Although the focus is upon early China, both the subject matter and methodology have wider implications.

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   Is Tao a positive exposition of actuality?

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   This book presents a systematic account of the role of the personal spiritual ideal of wu-wei–literally “no doing,” but better rendered as “effortless action”–in early Chinese thought. Edward Slingerland’s analysis shows that wu-wei represents the most general of a set of conceptual metaphors having to do with a state of ...